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Planning a major sporting event is no small task, but like every game, having the right team can make all the difference.

From youth tournaments to national championships, our team has been in the sports game for decades and we know exactly what it takes to pull off a winning event.

Add in Overland Park’s modern facilities, easy access, and more restaurants and hotels than your group could possibly conquer, and you’ve got yourself the perfect game-day setup.

Stop guessing, stop stressing.

Fill out the form below to contact the team today and start building the kind of event that keeps athletes, families, and fans coming back year after year.

Eric Olson

Vice President of Sports Tourism and Events

Eric has 20 + years of experience in sports marketing, including leadership positions with Eat Sleep Breathe Lacrosse, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Golf Course Superintendent Assoc. of America (GCSAA). Eric brings with him a deep knowledge of the nonprofit and sports tourism industries through the lens of Rights Holders, National Governing bodies, Sports Commissions, Convention & Visitors Bureaus, and Local Organizing Committees. Eric has served on various boards nationally and locally including the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Executive Committee, USOPC (United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee) Multi-sport Organization Committee and was instrumental in the formation of the Lacrosse Association of Kansas City. He has been a featured speaker and panel guest at various conferences and institutions regarding sports and event management. He is a graduate of Missouri State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and resides in Leawood, KS.

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Chad McFarland

Director of Sports and Hotel Services

Chad comes to Visit Overland Park as the Director of Sports and Hotel Services. Originally from Winfield, Kansas his college career took him to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas where he earned his bachelor’s in education. He ultimately moved to Overland Park in 2005. Before Visit OP, he served 14 years in public education and achieved his master’s degree in leadership, finishing his career as a building Administrator for the largest Alternative Education Program in Olathe. He then pivoted his interest to sales & marketing. He began working in real estate, building a new brand through marketing strategies and social media campaigns in the Kansas City area. Some of his additional works include marketing contributions for the AdventHealth Championship golf tournament. Chad has also served for 3 years as a business development and strategy consultant for Nucleus Training Solutions, a workplace training curriculum developer in Overland Park. He continues to provide intermittent consultation services to Nucleus Training Solutions today. Currently, Chad is the 2023 Vice President and long-time Board of Directors member at The 3&2 Baseball Club of Johnson County and was recently voted onto the Board of Directors for the Kansas Sports Officials Association by his colleagues. Chad also has an extensive and successful sports officiating career, serving both sides of the state line in high school and collegiate football, baseball, and basketball. Chad now lives in Olathe, Kansas with his wife and four boys. Their evenings and weekends are usually spent on the baseball diamonds, mountain biking, motocross or at RoKC in Olathe.

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